Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, May 21, 2009 6:00pm PDTSo who's coming back to TF2 tonight? I'm jumping on as soon as this Kojima teaser wraps itself up.
News:
- Warner bids $33 million for Midway assets
- LittleBigPlanet getting web-based level sharing
- Jack Black promotes Brutal Legend in new video
- PC version of Red Faction: Guerilla officially delayed
- Riddick getting map pack, commentary mode in new DLC
Wargame: Airland Battle trailer details dynamic campaign
Halo 'Bootcamp' confirmed by Microsoft
Weekend PC download deals: Tomb Raider for $14
Game Dev Tycoon studio outlines future plans
Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced already has 350,000 words of new content



-Stick swings are actually a bit more responsive with less physical effort. Kinda feels floaty and I'm not sure I like that.
-The new ball trail (while in flight), think of it like a mouse trail on your pc, is nice.
-Played the Turnberry 2 holes with the new weather effects (it's raining there now.) Greens slow down due to wet conditions, will be curious if it takes into account actual rainfall when considering how fast or slow the greens will be.
-The new challenge mode is a bit better, after each successful shot you "save" before moving onto the next shot. Probably will make it a lot easier.
-The new putter mode is awesome, moving the stick back up requires accuracy, much like the other shots.
-New practice mode allows you to tune your clubs anywhere on the course, which will be nice considering the 6 new courses they have added.
New courses: Bethpage Black, Hazeltine, Oakmont CC (!), Pinehurst #2 (Sweet), Torrey Pines and Turnberry.
The course graphics look much much cleaner, the water is particularly good.
Same spectators and their animations from 9.
Each hole now has stats for the day so you can see how many people par'd, birdied, etc. Nice idea, would be awesome if it collected stats from people who actually played in the game that day (vs the fake tournaments).
Online tournaments do not appear to allow private tournaments. (BOOOOO!!)
Will be a definite buy as they didn't appear to remove the TW09 features I liked.
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